Credit Report - This to me isn't quite as important as above, and good landlord and employment references, but would still like to know how you check and if you check.

I wouldn't expense the fees as an ordinary expense on your schedule C but would lump the fees into one of the appropriate expense on the schedule E that reports your rental activity. 

It also has room for improvement in forced appreciation as well as income.View report *This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

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The had cats and didn't tend to the litter box, a leaky toilet they never reported, and the list goes on.

It you communicate your rental criteria to prospective tenants in advance before accepting an application and application fee (required in Washington State), you would not run into this problem.It's perfectly fine to reject an application or approve it with conditions based on legal rental criteria.You may want to use a standard form, such as an "Adverse Action Notice".Here's some information from the one we use:----------ADVERSE ACTION NOTICEApplicant name ____________Applicant mailing address ___________This notice is to inform you that your application to rent the property located at ______________  has been:[] Rejected[] Approved with conditions:[] Residency requires an increased monthly rent of $_____[] Residency requires increased [] fee or [] deposit of $ _____[] Residency requires last month’s rent[] Residency requires a qualified guarantor[] Other requirementAdverse action on your application was based on one or more of the following:[] Information contained in a consumer credit report *[] The consumer credit report did not contain sufficient information *[] Information received in a criminal record[] Information received in a civil record[] Information received from references[] Information received from previous rental history or reference[] Information received from employment verification[] Inaccurate, false, or misleading statements or missing critical information on the application*If you were rejected based on a consumer credit report, you can request a copy of your credit report for free from the below-checked agency.[] Experian[] Equifax[] TransunionDated this day of ________.Agent/Owner Signature _________

(Actually this is good news for us as rental accommodation providers)They are staying longer their parents and latest stats are pretty telling We are facing a generation of “pay as you go” ( No loans, ties or long term commitments)- Amazon prime and Netflix (instead cable) - CoOp vehicles / sharing (instead loans or leases)- House and vacation home sharingI see this new reality as an opportunity, but what’s your take on it ?

@Jacob Chaney, @Mark Cruse, @Sara N. did you see on the news where the AirBnB was robber by the guest.If Roomsie helps with the property management it could work.

This is awesome, encouraging news.